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2020: The year Wall Street lost the wealth management race

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COVID-19 slowed down but did not halt the flow of advisers fleeing wirehouse firms for the independent channel

2020 was the year that made clear the independent registered investment advisers, and broker-dealers who also work with RIAs, will eclipse the four remaining Wall Street wirehouses in the wealth management and investment advice race.

COVID-19 slowed down but did not halt the flow of advisers fle

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